Welcome to Blackpast

Welcome to BlackPast

This 6,000 page reference center is dedicated to providing information to the general public on African American history and the history of more than one billion people of African ancestry around the world.  We invite you to explore and use all the resources of BlackPast.

Explore African American History

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Esther Rolle (1920-1998)
D'Angelo
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D’Angelo (1974- )
Mrs. Frazer Baker with her children, Lake City, August 18, 1899
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Lynching of Julia and Frazier Baker (1898)
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Michelle D. Bernard (1963- )

Explore Global African History

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Guadalupe Victoria Yolí Raymond (1936-1992)
Francisca Van Dunem
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Francisca Van Dunem (1955- )
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Dalit Panther Movement (1972-1977)
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Roseau, Dominica (1650- )

Perspectives in African American and Global African History

Montage of Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity Founders
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Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity, The Boulé: A Brief Overview (1904- )
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From Finland to “Not in My Neighborhood”: Antero Pietila’s Journey To and Through Racially Divided America
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The Harlem Renaissance in the American West
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Remembrance in the Cemetery: In Search of “The Accidental Slaveowner”

Special Features & Resources

101 African American Firsts
Genealogy Resources
Major African American Office Holders since 1641
STEM Innovators

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